Climate, Ukraine & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:20:36
• Production Date: 29 March 2023
• Asset Language: English; Original
• Personal Subject: DUJARRIC, STEPHANE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO
• Subject Topical: ARMED CONFLICTS; CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTHQUAKES; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; MEXICO; TÜRKIYE; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 3029216
• Parent Id: 3028890

Description

This morning, the General Assembly held a meeting on climate. The Secretary-General spoke on this meeting related to an advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.nbsp;nbsp;

Mr. Guterres said that for some countries, climate threats are a death sentence. He noted that today’s meeting came about because of the initiative of those countries, as well as the efforts of young people and many others.

In the Security Council this morning, Bintou Keita, the Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), briefed Council members.nbsp;nbsp;

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today that the education of around 750,000 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been disrupted in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.nbsp;nbsp;

Turning to Ukraine, The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that a convoy reached the front-line community of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region today.nbsp;

In Türkiye, the United Nations and partners continue to support the Government-led response to the earthquake that hit that country. Water and sanitation have emerged as key priorities and we have delivered over 900,000 litres of drinking water and over 1.7 million litres of water for sanitation. The UN has also provided over 300,000 hygiene kits, including dignity kits, as well as thousands of latrines and bathing facilities.nbsp;nbsp;

An official statement was issued yesterday in which the Secretary-General expressed deep sadness at the death that took place in the migrant center in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.